200 Welcome to Linux
Figure 15.10: Adding a user in Linuxconf
For both your root and user account, your passwords should be unique and easy enough for you to
remember. (Passwords can’t protect very well if they’re jotted down on a piece of paper and taped to
the monitor!)
What’s both unique and easy to remember? Passwords which both numbers and letters. Here’san
example:
Weak passwords: airplane, icecream, california
Better passwords: a!rpl8ne, !cec73am, c8Li70r&ia
One more thing: Passwords must be at least six characters – upper and lowercase letters and/or
numbers – in length.
Once you decide on a password that you feel comfortable you’ll remember, type it in the box pro-
vided. You won’t see the password, except in a series of asterisks (as shown in figure 15.11).
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